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Mahogany Rocking Chair

for the covered porch or indoors

The Weeks Rocker®
in mahogany

$1750


I took this photo one spring afternoon as the sun set behind the live oak by the little lake.  I did not leave without sitting a spell.  "Spell" is the right word — a magical, entranced, and timeless rejuvenation.

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The Weeks Rocker® in mahogany . . . $1750

Gary,

I have to tell you how thrilled I am with the rocker.  It is incredibly comfortable, just as you said it would be.  The mahogany is also a perfect fit and perfect match for our adobe home.  It couldn't be more perfect.

My husband and mother and I are all in love with the piece, it is a real work of art and I know will be an heirloom in the family.

Many many thanks,
B.F.
Taos, New Mexicomore testimonials


Note that the seats of our mahogany rocking chairs are constructed differently from those of our chairs in other woods.

parts for a mahogany rocking chairMahogany is durable in the weather.  It is often used as trim on boats, so we use it for our rocking chairs that may see duty on porches.  Without changing the surface contours, we have re-invented the construction of the seat to accommodate changes in humidity.  (See Wood and Moisture.)  While we chose mahogany and adapted the rocking chair to answer the call for a porch rocker, many of these chairs live indoors.  We can finish the mahogany rocking chairs for indoor or outdoor use, but we do not change the construction of the seat.



Mahogany Rocking Chair -- front viewMahogany is surprisingly light when newly worked.  Surprising because of the connotation of "mahogany color."  But the wood darkens and becomes richer in a few months.  The figure of mahogany is subtle.

Occasional dark mineral streaks, iridescence, and small, tight knots occur as character marks.

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two mahogany Weeks Rockers®on a covered porch

We finish the rockers to be used on porches with an outdoor oil.  This provides some protection to the surface, but the wood will show effects of weather.  The color will change from light brown to dark brown to gray-brown to grey, but the chair will not come apart — or none have yet.  For maintenance of our own rocker over its seven years on the porch, we have scrubbed it with soap and a brush, twice.  It remains comfortably smooth to the touch and is a pleasing gray-brown.

RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE OF A WEEKS ROCKER KEPT ON THE PORCH:

  • Sit in it from time to time.
  • When it looks like it needs washing, wash it.
  • If places on the chair feel rough and bother you, sand them lightly with 400 grit.
  • If you think it looks dry or needs a rejuvenation.  Call or email.  We’ll suggest a method of sanding and oiling based on your particular needs and situation.  We will send some oil or direct you to a product that you can buy locally.
  • Don’t varnish or paint unless you are really good at it and unless you want to sand and recoat every few years, or worse yet, to strip a failing coating — all much bigger jobs than washing and oiling.


When mahogany logs reached Europe from the "New World," they changed cabinetmaking forever and have been relentlessly harvested ever since.  Now mahogany trees are endangered in much of their range.  All of the mahogany* in our catalogued furniture is is Forest Stewardship Council certified. This means that the wood comes from forests that are managed for perpetuity.

* On very rare occasion (not once a year), we have had to buy a small amount of uncertified wood to stay on schedule or produce custom work.  If it is important that your furniture be chain-of-custody certified, we will make sure that it is.

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